June 1, 2023
On June 1st, 2023, the Center for European Studies organizes the Public Panel “The Western Balkans on the Road to the European Union”. The event is organized within the framework of the Jean Monnet Module Project “EU Integration of Western Balkans: Patterns and Issues” (WB-EUPath Module) led by Epoka University and co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the EU. The panel aims to bring together academics and policymakers to discuss and share their perspectives on the Western Balkan countries’ EU integration dynamics, issues, and challenges with a particular focus on the EU integration path of Albania and Serbia. Chaired by Dr. Jubjana Vila, leader of the WB-EUPath Jean Monnet Module, the panel included Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lisen Bashkurti, Dean of the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences at Epoka University; Dr. Ivana Radic Milosavljevic, member of the Faculty of Political Sciences at the University of Belgrade; Mr. Aldo Bumçi, former member of the Parliament of the Republic of Albania; Dr. Christina Griessler, Chair of Comparative Politics at Andrássy Universität Budapest; and Prof. L. Marvin Overby, Director of the School of Public Affairs at Penn State Harrisburg.
